Where does “боєць” come from?

боєць (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -єць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

боєць (Ukrainian): fighter person who fights

Definitions

  1. fighter person who fights

Ancestry of “боєць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-єць—
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →